If the Knicks’ first Thunder test spiraled into a collapse, then this was a flop. A shellacking. And a drastic one, too.
On Friday night, the New York Knicks hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks were blown out by a score of 126-101. Jalen Brunson finished the loss with 27 points ...
Former Knicks teammates Jalen Brunson and Isaiah Hartenstein shared a hilarious pregame moment before facing each other as opponents.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder’s MVP candidate, is an All-Star lock. Williams — who is second on the team in points and assists, third in rebounds and is a versatile cog in their top-ranked and historically disruptive defense — is their only other true candidate. That might be Williams’ simplest case.
Oklahoma City boasts the top defense in the NBA, holding opposing teams to just 103.5 points per game with a league-best 103.4 defensive net rating. They’re doing it on the back of a stable of dominant perimeter defenders, which include Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace.
Brunson now boasts 17 games with at least 40 points as a Knick, tying him with Carmelo Anthony for the third most in franchise history. Patrick Ewing, who achieved the feat 30 times, and Bernard King, who did so 23 times, are the only players in Knicks history with more 40-point games.
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Oklahoma City Thunder’s Isaiah Joe (11) drives past New York Knicks’ OG Anunoby (8) and Jalen Brunson (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II ...
MVP chants echoed as Jalen Brunson walked straight to the scorer’s table, checked himself back into the game, and got back to business: getting buckets.
After losing five of their last seven, the Sixers could use a victory against anyone. Oklahoma City stands atop the Western Conference at 32-6 and New York is 26-15.
The expectations were low for Branden Carlson as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder entering this season. Loaded up at the center position with Isaiah Harten
There are more than 24 players with strong All-Star cases this year, and here is who we think will make it and who will get snubbed.